Fanning the Flame

Baker & TaylorAdam Hawthorne has little use or trust for women until he encounters Jillian Whitney, the lovely young companion of an aged earl, but his growing trust could be shattered when Jillian becomes the prime suspect in her employer's murder.

Baker & TaylorBetrayed by his unfaithful fiancTe and falsely accused of a terrible crime, Adam Hawthorne has little use or trust for women, until he encounters Jillian Whitney, the lovely young companion of an aged earl, but his growing trust could be shattered when Jillian becomes the prime suspect in her employer's murder. Original.

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The London ton is abuzz with the latest scandal. Jillian Whitney, well-born but penniless, has been living under the roof of a wealthy nobleman old enough to be her father. When Adam Hawthorne, the mysterious Earl of Blackwood, meets the lovely rebel, he's intrigued enough to want to lure her into changing protectors.

Suddenly, Jillian's beloved guardian is murdered, and she is the only suspect. Forced to flee, she falls into the arms of the earl, who offers refuge from the law but no escape from an intoxicating passion. Although Jillian swiftly loses her heart, she knows that the eligible earl would never marry a woman tainted by scandal. But is Jillian underestimating the strength and depth of a man's passion?